Daily Republican., 1887-08-02
CAMDEN's TRIPLE KILLING.

CAMDEN's TRIPLE KILLING.
4 Drunken Wretch shoots Down HIS
Wife and Justice w. 8. Darr-he Then
Turns His Deadly weapon Upon Him.
self, and Ban Crashes Tn. ough His
Brain.
"Well, shot EN-"
These were the last words Of William
Of 905 South Feufth street.
Camd en-, md they were epoken shortly
before O O'Clock Monday afternoon, jnst
after he had SHOT and killed his wife
and Justice of the Peace Spencer Darr.
When he had uttered the above remark,
which he addressed to Emmanuel Krug,
q butcher ut Third and Sprucs streets,
he walls ed calmly around the corner,
out Of sight OF the SCORE or 80 OF men
who were already hurrying up the
street after him, put his revolver TO his
own temple and fred with fatal effect.
Wiltshire WAS y shiftless sort OF
man. At one time he kept an oyster
saloon under Mechanics Hall, at
Fourth aud Spruce streets, but more re.
Gently he had been making mean and
unct rtain living by fishing, working ON
tn boats, etc. II he had shared this
Justly with his wife all would have
zone well, but no did not, for large
portlon Of the little he earned Was spent
| Tor rum. Then when he was in liquor
he abused her, until his Ill use and
stinted supply OF ,hs necessaries OF life
became uu bearable, and about q month
ago she mplained OF his cruelty to
Justice Spencer Darr, OF 2s5 Spruce
street.
The result Of this was that she en-.
tered o formal suit for support Her
husband was then arrested and taken
before the Justice, who gave him some
GOOD advice, and dire cted him TO pro-
vide TO his wife. Wiltshire promised
to do better, and was permitted to go.
Bat he has done very little, II any
batter sincs that time. and yesterday
he was In a state of bcastly tnto1ica'
tion and kicked and cuffed his vile
around the house until his abuse a.
tracted the attention OF the netRhbors
Then Mrs. Norris, who lives near oy
went Ia and demonstrated with him fol
his conduct, when he turned upon he
' with the revolver in his hand whicl
. after ward did such deadly work. As h
threatened to shoot her, Mrs. MOTIF
: fed from the house, and Wiltshire re
sumed his abuse OF his wife.
c She bore it for time, and then toi
him that II he did not desist she woul
90 to Justice DArr again and prosecut
/. him.
reply, as he brandished Ills revolver
&c British bulldog Of Al calibre.
She went directly to the oftioe OF q
b, tlcs Darr. But she had hardly left II
II, houss when her husband missed he
n hat oha hR6 TOR
:, to invoke the aid OF the law again,
" abe said she would, Aud followed
" Dsrr's Office. When he entered al
!, stood with her back to the door, teliir
NJ nv the tory OF her wrongs to the color'
Il Justic OF the Peace. He held his haI
behind him and Darr did not see u
n- weapon 1t contained until he steppl
n close to his wife, who turned Ia iris
A'' when she saw that he had followed he
%, and placed the muzzie close to her heS
nd "Stop!" called the officer Of the la'
- but Wiltshire was bent on murder, 81
Ia before Darr could rise from bis cha
nd the fiend had sent two balls through I
head Of the woman that less than
on, score of years ago he vowed he wou
nc love and cherish. She fell dead at
"a feet. Then he turned upon Darr, "
It'll had risen from his chair with the
tentton of protecting the ill-fated wi
~ But 30 far was he from being able to
H 30 that he could not save his own life
2 O, Wiltshire shot him once. The b
passed through his eye and brain, o
tss' he fell to the floor dying. Ten minu
". later he was q corpse, without haVi
spoken q word. -.
D, The murderer turned and walk
I. from the room, leaving his dead behi
him bathed In their own blood upon
~ floor. Walking to Third street, he 81
to butcher KruR: "Well, l shot en
As he did 80 he looked back in
1887. direction from whence he came
saw Macedonia's minister heading
rapidly growing crowd which was q
rying up the street after him.
81 looked st his weapon. There were
- more balls in 1t. They were enough
y furnish escape from his pursuers o.
NJ In one way, and walking around
. m. corner he put the muzzle to his
!. u head, pulled the trigger and fell to
!. m pavement o corpse, the bail hav
. a ploughed o gaping hole clear thret
!, m his head aud mbedded itself In q
. Va beyond.
}. n Coroner Davis was summoned
ordered undertaken Jeflries to take IN
n OF ths murderer and his wife to his
dertaktng establishment on kaiEhn
nue, above Broadway. This was dG
= % and the place was crowded until
ouii at night with mob of people c!amor
to see the body.
. n.
MRS. WILTSHIRE A WILMINGTON LA
}. " Mrs. Helen M. Wiltshire, the n
,day dered wife CT William Wiltshire,
day. murderer, was daughter OF Thol
Sherwin, the senior member Of the
80, of Thomas Sherwin & eon, engra'
more and jewellers, 6l5 Market street.
and name before she was married to W
). IN. shire WAS Geoler, that being the Mt
,.a,, Of q former husband from whom
. m. had been separated. Her second n
!. u. riage VISA In opposition to the desir'
$40. her father and contrary to his exp
com mand. This marriage occur
J. sixteen years ago when Mrs det
rsu, nee Sher win, WAS 81 years old. A
. by her first husband now resideI
A.A- Philadelphia and Is an artist.
rairi Immediately after their marriage
iGwr and Mrs. Wiltshire removed to I
ss,,uts so,tss tucky, where Wiltshire claimed to b
Wer. interests OF some sort They soon 81